Posted on 04/23/2015 6:23:14 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A local Marine veteran’s therapy dog that disappeared for four months has been found safe and reunited with her owner.
Animal Services' officials received a call on Thursday morning that Nahla had been found in the San Ysidro area; the residents there said they found the dog as a stray in the area.
Nahla was rescued safe, save for some serious skin issues, fleas and a bit emaciated, but should fully recover.
Hernando Quandt and his wife, Vivian, were reunited with Nahla at Thursday afternoon at the San Diego County Animal Shelter in Bonita.
Nahla appeared overjoyed to be reunited with her owner, covering them in kisses with her tail wagging.
Nahla ran away from the couple’s Chula Vista neighborhood on Christmas Eve while the couple was out of town visiting a sick relative.
The dog helps Fernando Quandt cope with his post-traumatic stress disorder from his time in the Marine Corps and without her he’s lost.
The couple hired a well-known pet detective, launched a Facebook page and started tacking up giant posters in town.
They also regularly checked in with animal shelters and last Saturday, held a vigil in Chula Vista to raise awareness of Nahla’s disappearance as well as that of other missing animals.
That’s wonderful!
Probably the dog took fright from fire works that are traditionally set off in neighborhoods with Mexican residents (all over California these days) at Christmas and New Years.
Goldens are often frightened by thunderstorms and fireworks. None of mine were, but I had a friend whose Golden used to run away three towns over when the thunder started rolling.
I had that happen last summer on July 4th. One of ours went out for her last wee wee just at the time a neighbor fired off a display that sounded like a battleship salvo.
Thankfully a family about a mile down the way grabbed her.
During Stampede, the Grandstand Show closes with a 20 minute fireworks display. The Stampede Grounds are 2.5 miles away. One of my ‘girls’ growls, barks and snarls at the fireworks. The other just ignores them. In August, there is an international fireworks competition at Eliston Park, 1.5 miles away. No one gets much sleep until they are over!
This German shepherd is still missing for a Marine veteran. Our rescue has been keeping an eye out for Kai but nothing yet.
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Marine-With-PTSD-Looking-For-Therapy-Dog-284361561.html
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